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Ryan Giggs

Ryan Giggs

Midfield - Left Midfield  at Retired
Age52
CitizenshipWales
Height1.79 m
Footleft
BornNovember 29, 1973
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯200+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 99/00 8.1 Top
Left Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

1
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.17
goals / match
Manchester United
top club · 963 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#13
goals rank
#2
assists rank
168
season goals
269
season assists

Among 106 Midfield - Left Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€25.00m
peak value · 2004
top transfer fee
17
best season · 93/94
73 / 14
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Shares 1973-11-29 · 1 player total

963Appearances
168Goals
269Assists
50Yellow cards
0Red cards
266Full matches (90′)
Full nameRyan Giggs
Name in home countryRyan Joseph Giggs
Date of birth1973-11-29 (52 yrs)
Place of birthCardiff, Wales
CitizenshipWales
PositionMidfield - Left Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height179.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2014-07-01
Contract expires
Jul 2014
Transfer: Man Utd → Retired
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Manchester United
22 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Manchester United
32 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Manchester United
33 matches · 4 G · 10 A · across 5 competitions
Oct 2010
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Sep 2010
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Manchester United
38 matches · 4 G · 13 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2010
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — Manchester United
32 matches · 7 G · 12 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Manchester United
1 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2008
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Manchester United
46 matches · 4 G · 13 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2008
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2007
07/08 — Manchester United
43 matches · 4 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Manchester United
44 matches · 6 G · 17 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Manchester United
37 matches · 4 G · 10 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Manchester United
44 matches · 8 G · 11 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Manchester United
47 matches · 8 G · 23 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Manchester United
59 matches · 15 G · 14 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Manchester United
40 matches · 9 G · 18 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Manchester United
45 matches · 7 G · 12 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2000
2000 — Manchester United
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
1999 — Manchester United
1 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1999
99/00 — Manchester United
41 matches · 7 G · 14 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Manchester United
41 matches · 10 G · 5 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Manchester United
37 matches · 9 G · 15 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Manchester United
37 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Manchester United
44 matches · 12 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 1994
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 1994
94/95 — Manchester United
40 matches · 4 G · 16 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — Manchester United
58 matches · 17 G · 14 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — Manchester United
46 matches · 11 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1991
91/92 — Manchester United
51 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Nov 1990
Transfer: Man Utd U18 → Man Utd
90/91 · Transfer
Jul 1990
90/91 — Manchester United
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1989
Transfer: Man Utd Youth → Man Utd U18
89/90 · Transfer
Nov 1987
Transfer: Man City Youth → Man Utd Youth
87/88 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €25.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 72 other Midfield - Left Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals7 total · 0.45/90
78
Assists14 total · 0.90/90
96
G+A21 total · 1.35/90
93
Yellow cards4 total · 0.26/90
51
23,912 min
Minutes played by club
Manchester United 100.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Manchester United 27 00/01 99/00 963 168 269 23,912

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

8€6.3M16€12.5M23€18.8M31€25M00/01 — 7 goals (Manchester United)00/01 — 12 assists1900/0101/02 — 9 goals (Manchester United)01/02 — 18 assists2701/0202/03 — 15 goals (Manchester United)02/03 — 14 assists2902/0303/04 — 8 goals (Manchester United)03/04 — 23 assists3103/0404/05 — 8 goals (Manchester United)04/05 — 11 assists1904/0505/06 — 4 goals (Manchester United)05/06 — 10 assists1405/0606/07 — 6 goals (Manchester United)06/07 — 17 assists2306/0707/08 — 4 goals (Manchester United)07/08 — 10 assists1407/0808/09 — 4 goals (Manchester United)08/09 — 13 assists1708/0909/10 — 7 goals (Manchester United)09/10 — 12 assists1909/1010/11 — 4 goals (Manchester United)10/11 — 13 assists1710/1111/12 — 4 goals (Manchester United)11/12 — 10 assists1411/1212/13 — 5 goals (Manchester United)12/13 — 6 assists1112/1313/14 — 2 assists213/141999 — 1 assists119992009 — 3 assists3200990/91 — 1 goals (Manchester United)190/9191/92 — 7 goals (Manchester United)91/92 — 6 assists1391/9292/93 — 11 goals (Manchester United)92/93 — 5 assists1692/9393/94 — 17 goals (Manchester United)93/94 — 14 assists3193/9494/95 — 4 goals (Manchester United)94/95 — 16 assists2094/9595/96 — 12 goals (Manchester United)95/96 — 13 assists2595/9696/97 — 5 goals (Manchester United)96/97 — 6 assists1196/9797/98 — 9 goals (Manchester United)97/98 — 15 assists2497/9898/99 — 10 goals (Manchester United)98/99 — 5 assists1598/9999/00 — 7 goals (Manchester United)99/00 — 14 assists2199/0004/05 — €25M05/06 — €19.5M06/07 — €11M08/09 — €10M09/10 — €8.5M10/11 — €6M11/12 — €4.5M12/13 — €1M13/14 — €1MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 7700/0101/02: 9901/0202/03: 151502/0303/04: 8803/0404/05: 8804/0505/06: 4405/0606/07: 6606/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 4408/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 5512/1313/14: 0013/141999: 0019992000: 0020002009: 00200990/91: 1190/9191/92: 7791/9292/93: 111192/9393/94: 171793/9494/95: 4494/9595/96: 121295/9696/97: 5596/9797/98: 9997/9898/99: 101098/9999/00: 7799/00

Assists by season

00/01: 121200/0101/02: 181801/0202/03: 141402/0303/04: 232303/0404/05: 111104/0505/06: 101005/0606/07: 171706/0707/08: 101007/0808/09: 131308/0909/10: 121209/1010/11: 131310/1111/12: 101011/1212/13: 6612/1313/14: 2213/141999: 1119992000: 0020002009: 33200990/91: 0090/9191/92: 6691/9292/93: 5592/9393/94: 141493/9494/95: 161694/9595/96: 131395/9696/97: 6696/9797/98: 151597/9898/99: 5598/9999/00: 141499/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Champions League Manchester United 11 1 2 2 0 987
99/00 Premier League Manchester United 30 6 12 2 0 416
99/00 UEFA Super Cup Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Champions League Manchester United 7 4 2 0 0 147
98/99 Champions League Qu. Manchester United 2 1 0 0 0 155
98/99 Charity Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 FA Cup Manchester United 6 2 1 1 0 251
98/99 League Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
98/99 Premier League Manchester United 24 3 2 1 0 574
97/98 Champions League Manchester United 5 1 2 1 0 435
97/98 Charity Shield Manchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0
97/98 FA Cup Manchester United 2 0 3 0 0 0
97/98 Premier League Manchester United 29 8 9 1 0 303
96/97 Champions League Manchester United 7 2 0 0 0 261
96/97 Charity Shield Manchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0
96/97 FA Cup Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 0
96/97 Premier League Manchester United 26 3 5 2 0 715
95/96 FA Cup Manchester United 7 1 1 0 0 630
95/96 League Cup Manchester United 2 0 1 0 0 0
95/96 Premier League Manchester United 33 11 10 0 0 246
95/96 UEFA Cup Manchester United 2 0 1 0 0 0
94/95 Champions League Manchester United 3 2 0 0 0 117
94/95 Charity Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 0
94/95 FA Cup Manchester United 7 1 5 0 0 587
94/95 Premier League Manchester United 29 1 11 3 0 2,417
93/94 Champions League Manchester United 4 0 2 0 0 0
93/94 Charity Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
93/94 FA Cup Manchester United 7 1 3 0 0 660
93/94 League Cup Manchester United 8 3 2 0 0 184
93/94 Premier League Manchester United 38 13 7 0 0 223
92/93 FA Cup Manchester United 2 2 0 0 0 90
92/93 League Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
92/93 Premier League Manchester United 41 9 5 1 0 387
92/93 UEFA Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
91/92 Cup Winners' Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 0
91/92 FA Cup Manchester United 3 0 1 0 0 0
91/92 First Division (- 91/92) Manchester United 38 4 4 0 0 768
91/92 League Cup Manchester United 8 3 1 0 0 209
91/92 UEFA Super Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
90/91 First Division (- 91/92) Manchester United 2 1 0 0 0 100
2009 Club World Cup Manchester United 1 0 3 0 0 0
2000 Club World Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 1 0 0
1999 Intercontinental Cup Manchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Champions League Manchester United 7 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 Premier League Manchester United 12 0 1 3 0 0
12/13 Champions League Manchester United 5 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Manchester United 4 1 2 0 0 198
12/13 League Cup Manchester United 1 2 0 1 0 60
12/13 Premier League Manchester United 22 2 3 0 0 584
11/12 Champions League Manchester United 3 1 2 0 0 241
11/12 Europa League Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Manchester United 1 1 0 0 0 45
11/12 Premier League Manchester United 25 2 8 3 0 735
10/11 Champions League Manchester United 8 1 5 1 0 576
10/11 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Manchester United 3 1 1 0 0 148
10/11 League Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premier League Manchester United 25 2 7 5 0 839
09/10 Champions League Manchester United 3 1 1 0 0 107
09/10 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Manchester United 2 1 1 0 0 180
09/10 Premier League Manchester United 25 5 9 0 0 365
08/09 Champions League Manchester United 11 1 3 0 0 644
08/09 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Manchester United 2 0 2 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Manchester United 4 1 2 0 0 242
08/09 Premier League Manchester United 28 2 6 0 0 752
07/08 Champions League Manchester United 9 0 2 0 0 0
07/08 Community Shield Manchester United 1 1 0 0 0 81
07/08 FA Cup Manchester United 2 0 3 0 0 0
07/08 Premier League Manchester United 31 3 5 1 0 746
06/07 Champions League Manchester United 8 2 8 1 0 303
06/07 FA Cup Manchester United 6 0 2 0 0 0
06/07 Premier League Manchester United 30 4 7 5 0 578
05/06 Champions League Manchester United 4 1 0 0 0 244
05/06 Champions League Qu. Manchester United 1 0 2 0 0 0
05/06 FA Cup Manchester United 2 1 0 1 0 118
05/06 League Cup Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Premier League Manchester United 27 2 8 3 0 931
04/05 Champions League Manchester United 5 1 1 0 0 381
04/05 Champions League Qu. Manchester United 1 1 0 0 0 80
04/05 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 FA Cup Manchester United 4 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Manchester United 1 1 0 0 0 90
04/05 Premier League Manchester United 32 5 10 3 0 464
03/04 Champions League Manchester United 8 1 4 0 0 679
03/04 Community Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 FA Cup Manchester United 5 0 8 0 0 0
03/04 Premier League Manchester United 33 7 11 3 0 362
02/03 Champions League Manchester United 13 5 2 0 0 193
02/03 Champions League Qu. Manchester United 2 0 1 0 0 0
02/03 FA Cup Manchester United 3 2 0 0 0 126
02/03 League Cup Manchester United 5 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 Premier League Manchester United 36 8 11 0 0 357
01/02 Champions League Manchester United 13 2 4 0 0 577
01/02 Charity Shield Manchester United 1 0 1 0 0 0
01/02 FA Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Premier League Manchester United 25 7 13 1 0 240
00/01 Champions League Manchester United 11 2 4 0 0 340
00/01 Charity Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 FA Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Premier League Manchester United 31 5 8 1 0 444
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
87/88 1987-11-23 Man City Youth Man Utd Youth Transfer 0
89/90 1989-07-01 Man Utd Youth Man Utd U18 Transfer 0
90/91 1990-11-29 Man Utd U18 Man Utd Transfer 0
14/15 2014-07-01 Man Utd Retired Transfer 1000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
94/95 Crack bruise 1994-11-11 1994-12-14 34 10
07/08 Knee problems 2008-02-27 2008-03-04 7 3
08/09 Knee problems 2008-08-17 2008-09-13 28 9
09/10 Broken arm 2010-02-10 2010-03-09 28 7
10/11 Thigh problems 2010-09-19 2010-10-10 22 6
10/11 Thigh problems 2010-10-16 2010-11-16 32 9
Current
Peak€25.00m
Low
Δ since start−€25.00m
€6.25m€12.50m€18.75m€25.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €11.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €19.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #46496 3 0 former national player
Team #34181 #11 4 1 former national player
Team #30322 1 1 former national player
Team #24966 1 0 former national player
Team #3864 #11 64 12 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Cristiano Ronaldo 2 21 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
93/94 Premier League Manchester United 13 38
95/96 Premier League Manchester United 11 33
92/93 Premier League Manchester United 9 41

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
01/02 Premier League Manchester United 13 25
99/00 Premier League Manchester United 12 30
03/04 Premier League Manchester United 11 33

Teams faced most often by Ryan Giggs's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Tottenham Hotspur 26 18 6 2 53 19 +34 69%
Aston Villa 26 20 5 1 54 14 +40 77%
Liverpool FC 26 15 2 9 35 29 +6 58%
Chelsea FC 26 8 8 10 35 36 -1 31%
Arsenal FC 26 12 7 7 45 27 +18 46%
Everton FC 26 18 5 3 52 25 +27 69%
Newcastle United 24 16 6 2 60 26 +34 67%
Manchester City 24 11 5 8 32 33 -1 46%
Fulham FC 24 17 4 3 53 25 +28 71%
Bolton Wanderers 22 16 3 3 52 14 +38 73%
Blackburn Rovers 22 11 6 5 40 22 +18 50%
West Ham United 20 13 3 4 42 18 +24 65%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
00/01 First senior goal
05/06 Goal #50 (career)
92/93 Goal #100 (career)
97/98 Goal #150 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 41 1,403 4 0 0 0.26
98/99 41 1,127 2 0 0 0.16
97/98 37 738 2 0 0 0.24
96/97 37 976 2 0 0 0.18
94/95 40 3,121 4 0 0 0.12
92/93 46 477 1 0 0 0.19
91/92 51 977 1 0 0 0.09
2000 2 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 22 0 4 0 0 0
12/13 32 842 1 0 0 0.11
11/12 33 1,021 3 0 0 0.26
10/11 38 1,563 6 0 0 0.35
07/08 43 827 1 0 0 0.11
06/07 44 881 6 0 0 0.61
05/06 37 1,293 4 0 0 0.28
04/05 44 1,015 3 0 0 0.27
03/04 47 1,041 3 0 0 0.26
01/02 40 817 1 0 0 0.11
00/01 45 784 1 0 0 0.11

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
632 apps
108 G
168 A
Champions League
145 apps
28 G
46 A
FA Cup
74 apps
12 G
32 A
League Cup
41 apps
12 G
7 A
First Division (- 91/92)
40 apps
5 G
4 A
Champions League Qu.
6 apps
2 G
3 A
Community Shield
14 apps
1 G
4 A
Club World Cup
3 apps
0 G
3 A
Intercontinental Cup
1 apps
0 G
1 A
UEFA Cup
3 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Ryan Giggs

Who is Ryan Giggs?

Ryan Giggs is a Wales professional footballer who plays as a left midfield for Retired.

How old is Ryan Giggs?

Ryan Giggs is 52 years old. He was born on November 29, 1973 in Cardiff.

What position does Ryan Giggs play?

Ryan Giggs plays as a left midfield (Midfield - Left Midfield).

What club does Ryan Giggs play for?

Ryan Giggs currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Ryan Giggs scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ryan Giggs has scored 168 goals in 963 appearances.